Torch: U.S. LXVII Summer 2018

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magazine of the National Junior Classical League. Issues are

published in fall, winter, spring, and summer. It is entered as third-

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Photo Credits

Lucy Ku, Arrington Holmes, Steve Gentle, Martina Bright, Dennis Webb, Ryan Vinson

Torch:U.S. Staff

Editor

Jade Woods

Advisor

Kurt Ristroph

A Day in the Life

BY JADE WOODS

2017-2018 NJCL Editor

Everyone has a schedule of some kind. We all eat, sleep, work, and relax at certain times each day, and Roman soldiers were no different. Read on to discover the daily lives of the legionnaires, the most basic unit of the Roman army.

Venisti, Vidisti, Vicisti

You came, you saw, and you conquered! On page 10, find the names of the exceptional students from around the world who earned a perfect score on the National Latin Exam.

Junior Classical League Directory

NJCL Officers 2017–2018

President Mark Bechthold

president@njcl.org

First Vice President Timothy Han

vp1@njcl.org

Second Vice President Collin Kane

vp2@njcl.org

Communications Coordinator Lynn Ahrens

commcoordinator@njcl.org

Parliamentarian Sarah Lee

parliamentarian@njcl.org